Kyocera S14 User Manual
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4
Getting Started
Common causes of battery drain
The following functions drain the battery more quickly and adversely affect
talk and standby times:
•
You are often playing games or using the Web.
•
Backlighting is frequently on. (To adjust backlighting, see page 66.)
•
The phone is frequently used in analog mode. If you do not see a
on
the home screen, the phone is in analog mode. To set your phone to
operate in different modes, select
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and choose from the options available.
•
You are far away from a base station or cell site when in digital mode.
•
Data cables or accessories, such as the Hands-free headset, are
connected to the phone.
•
No service is available, or service is available intermittently. The phone
requires more power to acquire service than to maintain consistent service.
•
The earpiece and ringer volume settings are high. To adjust volume, see
page 61.
•
Review how often voicemail notifications, pages, and text messages are
received, and how quickly they are acknowledged. To use power most
efficiently, acknowledge notifications and messages immediately.